Markwadsworth
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Mark Wadsworth
http://markwadsworth.blogspot.co.uk/
Politics, economics, humour, cow-attacks and Land Value Tax.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 4337 )
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LVT is Inevitable...
I have a little hobby of spotting bits of news about how taxes are getting harder to collect on labour and capital. A good bit on that is here. Read more
Posted on 16 April 2015 DEBATE -
The Laffer Curve in Action
From City AM: Corporation tax rates have been falling globally for decades. In 1981, the average rate across the OECD was 48 per cent. It has now plummeted to 2... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2015 DEBATE -
"Do You Know Your Conservative Manifesto from Your Labour One?"
There's an excellent online quiz at the end of this load of shite at the Telegraph. I got 9/10 by simply assuming that whichever party actually said it is the... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2015 DEBATE -
NHS - Fun with Numbers
Conservatives pledge another £8 billion a year on the NHS. Labour say that they would only spend another £2.5 billion a year on the NHS. Lib Dems matc... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2015 DEBATE -
"David Cameron to Pledge Right-to-buy Extension"
From the BBC: David Cameron is to launch the Conservatives' general election manifesto, with a pledge to open up the right-to-buy scheme for housing... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2015 DEBATE -
"Boat Race Spectators Rescued by Emergency Services After Becoming Trapped by...
From the Evening Standard: Dozens of overeager spectators had to be rescued after they became trapped beside the River Thames while watching yesterday's Boat... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2015 DEBATE -
Fun Online Poll: The Stupidest Manifesto Pledge Yet.
Please nominate your favourite stupid manifesto pledge in the comments and I'll sort out the Poll this evening. Don't worry so much about whether any of these... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2015 DEBATE -
"HSBC Rapped for Doing Something Sensible"
From The Daily Mail: A couple in their 40s became unusual victims of common sense after their bank rejected an interest only £250,000 mortgage equity... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2015 DEBATE -
Authoritarian Madness
Here Have they ever thought that the bloody limits might be too low? The responsible 'man on the spot' will always know more than the remote bureaucrat; be... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2015 DEBATE -
Why You Should Vote
From the Telegraph Pensioners over the age of 75 will be guaranteed same-day access to a family doctor under Conservative plans for a “total revolution” of GP... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2015 DEBATE -
Volunteering
From the BBC A Conservative government would offer up to 15 million workers three days' paid leave a year for volunteering. Under the party's plans, a new law... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2015 DEBATE -
The Lib Dems Latest Whacky Proposal
Appears to be that the government will pay tenant deposits of up to £1,500 or £2,000 in London more or less directly to landlords, without asking the... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2015 DEBATE -
The Non-dom "tax Loophole"...
... is only a "loophole" to the extent that it can only be used by a very small and randomly selected group of people. In the spirit of fairness - and many... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2015 DEBATE -
I Didn't Realise That "in Your Face Taxes" Was a Widely Used Term.
I pinged off my submission to The [Scottish] Commission of Local Tax Reform, which they have put online here. Out of interst, I read the first submission by... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2015 DEBATE -
Book Review: Before I Go To Sleep
One of my sins is not reading enough novels. I do lots of it on holiday, but the rest of the time, I'm terrible at it. Anyway, I decided to give SJ Watson's... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2015 DEBATE -
More Picketty-related Nonsense
James James refers us to this article about Matthew Rognlie, which contains the following embedded chart: Although Rognlie is closer to the mark than Picketty... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2015 DEBATE -
"Critics Have Said It Could Cost £280 Billion"
From the BBC: Every adult in Britain would be paid a basic income regardless of wealth or earnings, the Green Party will say in a commitment to appear in its... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2015 DEBATE -
The Daily Mash Does Home-Owner-Ism (again)
From The Daily Mash: Renter Emma Bradford said: “When owning a house becomes an impossibility*, at first it’s depressing but then your mind turns to things othe... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2015 DEBATE -
Killer Arguments Against LVT, Not (358)
At the end of an otherwise supportive article in The Economist: Some categories of land (private golf courses and urban car dealerships, for example) are... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2015 DEBATE -
Steamy Movie
From the Telegraph A vintage railway operator has been branded "disgusting" after allowing a hardcore porn film to be shot on its historic train track. Read more
Posted on 05 April 2015 DEBATE